Passive Voice

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• passive perfect

• passive in present simple

• passive in past

• passive progressive in past

Columbus discovered America in 1492

• America is discovered by Columbus

• America was discovered by Columbus.

• America is being discovered by Columbus.

Rice is grown in Brazil

• Brazil grows a lot of rice.

• Brazil grew a lot of rice.

• Brazil has grown a lot of rice in Brazil.

• Brazil is growing a lot of rice.

The experiment is being developed by the students.

This is ................................................

The soccer players have scored a goal.

• The soccer players have been scored a goal.

• A goal has been scored by the soccer players.

• A goal have been scored by the soccer players.

The boos is typing a lot of letters this morning.

• A lot of letters are being typed by the boss.

• A lot of letters were being typed by the boss.

• A lot of letters was being typed by the boss.

In Kentucky, people grow pure-blood horses.

• .Pure-blood horses have been grown

• Pure-blood horses are grown in Kentucky

• Pure-blood horses are being grown.

The farmer was milking the cows

• The cows were milked by the farmer

• The cows were being milked by the farmer.

• The cows have been milked by the farmer.

The building_______ _______built by the builder.

• are been

• were been

• are being built

• is being built

What is the form of the past perfect passive?

• am is are +been + ´past participle

• was, were + being + past participle of a verb.

• has/have+been+Past participle of a verb

• had+been +Past participle of a verb